Man Gets Robbed, then Arrested in Fairbanks

A man who was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning found himself in custody when Fairbanks police arrested him on an outstanding warrant.

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By Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Story Created: Feb 23, 2011 at 3:12 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Feb 23, 2011 at 3:12 PM AKDT

Original article posted May 10, 2010

FAIRBANKS — A man who was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning found himself in custody when Fairbanks police arrested him on an outstanding warrant.

Officers were called to the intersection of College Road and Illinois Street at 1:30 a.m. after a cab driver reported seeing a man held up at gunpoint.

The victim of the robbery, 26-year-old Evan L. Gibson, could be heard in the background of the call saying he had a warrant out for his arrest and did not want to make a report to police, according to FPD records.

He was contacted near Geraldo's restaurant, where he told police the robber took $100 from him at gunpoint. Gibson was arrested on a $250 warrant out of Unalaska related to a drunken driving case.

The robber, who remains at large, is described as a black male between 5 feet 11 inches tall and 6 feet 1 inch tall. He is between 20 and 35 years old and has a thin build. At the time of the robbery he was wearing dark clothing and rode away from the scene on a red ten-speed bike, Lt. Jim Geier said.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Fairbanks police at 450

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